Gopher tortoise (confirmed introduction)
Gophar tortoise The appearance of the rat tortoise is similar to that of most tortoises. When it was young, the color and pattern of the carapace were very similar to those of the sulcata. However, the adult Gopher tortoise has changed greatly. The carapace is not beautiful, but it is It doesn't look so good.
The adult carapace of the Gopher tortoise is 10 to 25 centimeters long; the larval carapace is 3 to 5 centimeters long, and the maximum carapace is 38 centimeters long. The distance from the base of the first toe claw of the forelimb to the base of the third toe claw is the same as the distance from the base of the first toe claw to the base of the fourth toe claw of the hind limb.
The plastron is slightly yellow; the adult throat shield far exceeds the carapace. The head is huge, with a blunt front end, brownish gray; the irises of the eyes are dark brown. The hind feet are smaller than the fore feet. The Gopher tortoise's body color is similar to that of the Sulcata tortoise when it is a young tortoise. However, when it grows up, its body color tends to be darker and is not outstanding.
The hind legs are short and strong, and the forelimbs are densely covered with scales and flat for easy digging, and all toes are not webbed. The carapace is round and long, and the color is dark brown or dark gray, brown to brown; while the plastron is simple yellow, and the color in the center of the scute is often lighter. The nail bridge is well developed; there is often an axillary scute.
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